basting

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ === Noun === basting (plural bastings) The act by which a food item is basted. (archaic) A (physical) beating. (sewing) The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === basting present participle and gerund of baste === References === [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Basting”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC. === Anagrams === tangibs == French == === Alternative forms === bastaing === Etymology === From Old French bastir (“to construct”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bas.tɛ̃ɡ/, /bas.tɛ̃/ === Noun === basting m (plural bastings) a joist used to carry other planks of wood === Further reading === “basting”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012